Question:
A man is 10 times older than his grandson. He is also 54 years older than him. Find their present ages.
Solution:
Let the age of the grandson be $\mathrm{x}$ years.
Then, his grandfather's age will be $10 \mathrm{x}$.
Also, the grandfather is 54 years older than his grandson.
$\therefore$ Age of the grandson $=\mathrm{x}+54$
$10 x=x+54$
$\Rightarrow 10 x-x=54$
$\Rightarrow 9 x=54$
$\Rightarrow x=\frac{54}{9}=6$
Therefore, the grandson's age is 6 years.
Grandfather's age $=10(\mathrm{x})=10 \times 6=60$ years